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color=#0000ff size=2>John is correct here. This is what I was getting at.
:) I have read that you can actually do the backup domain on the linux box
and it will work. If you google for it, you'll find the documents.
Just like MS to use non-standard DNS crap to run the whole show. Bloody
idiots!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Phil.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> plug-bounces@plug.org.au
[mailto:plug-bounces@plug.org.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>John Usher<BR><B>Sent:</B>
Friday, 20 January 2006 1:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
plug@plug.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [plug] Quick DNS Query - Slow
logon<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P>Hi,</P>
<P>You need to make your Win2003 DC the DNS server. The clients will be
attempting to look up stuff such as the _kerberos and other service zones on the
DNS server and getting very upset with the response they are receiving!
:-)</P>
<P>You will just need to get the DC DNS to then submit all other domain queries
to the Debian Box.</P>
<P>NT4 never used DNS for anything (Bill hated the whole idea of the internet
back then I think).</P>
<P>Regards,</P>
<P>John.<BR><BR><BR><B>On Fri Jan 20 12:42 , 'Jonathan Young'
<jonathan@pcphix.com> sent:<BR><BR></P></B>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #5167c6 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><BR>Just
a really fast query for a new job that I have just started which has<BR>me
stumped... It is a 50/50 Windows/Linux situation, so I hope this<BR>won't be
deemed 'off-topic'.<BR><BR>I am more or less looking for inspiration and ideas
- a place to start.<BR><BR>Here goes...<BR><BR>A Windows NT box is being used
a file server and logon server -<BR>effectively it is the PDC. No
problem.<BR><BR>A Debian box is being used with a DSL-300 modem in bridge mode
to provide<BR>DNS and act as a gateway. As me for more information if you need
it!<BR><BR>The various Windows XP clients on the network see the Linux box as
the<BR>Default Gateway and DNS server on 192.168.1.1, but they log in
to<BR>(authenticate) and get their ** WINS ** service from the Windows NT
box<BR>on 192.168.1.128 - the default gateway remains 192.168.1.1 which has
a<BR>second network card in it (eth1) which is 192.168.0.1 with the modem
on<BR>192.168.0.2 and everything works!!<BR><BR>All is going well until the
Windows NT box needs to be replaced...<BR><BR>The new Windows 2003 Server box
appears to do the job.<BR><BR>However...<BR><BR>For no reason in particular
(or so it seems so far), Windows logon's<BR>take a long time (around 2 mins)
and occasionally what seems to be a<BR>timeout on the network connection seems
to cause applications to hang. <BR>The XP machines log errors ranging from
'Application error in<BR>blah.exe' to 'Domain Controller Unavailable' even
after a successful<BR>logon.<BR><BR>If the Debian box is running the DNS and
default gateway; the Windows<BR>2003 Server box is supplying WINS and
authentication, where could the<BR>bottle neck be???<BR><BR>Any hints, tips or
ideas are very much appreciated and more information<BR>is available on demand
(I have remote access to both servers).<BR><BR><BR>--<BR>Jonathan
Young<BR>Director of PC-PHIX<BR><A
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